Geography Indian Geography

Q. What causes earthquakes?

A
Occurrence of cracks and fissures in rocks
B
Occurrence of underground water
C
Volcanic eruptions
D
No definite cause has been found so far

Correct Answer

Volcanic eruptions

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which of the following is not a sedimentary rock?
    A)Sandstone
    B)Limestone
    C)Marble
    D)Shale
    Answer: Marble
  • Q. The original home of the gypsies was
    A)India
    B)Egypt
    C)Russia
    D)Persia
    Answer: India
  • Q. In which of the following areas, the “Midnight Sun” can be seen?
    A)Arctic and Antarctica circle
    B)In tropical areas
    C)In temperate areas
    D)Anywhere during solar eclipse
    Answer: Arctic and Antarctica circle
  • Q. Which one of the following is a type of planetary wind?
    A)Westerlies
    B)Monsoons
    C)Loo
    D)Tornadoes
    Answer: Westerlies
  • Q. What process takes place during the youthful stage of a river?
    A)Valley deepening
    B)Valley widening
    C)River rejuvenating
    D)Meandering
    Answer: Valley deepening
  • Q. Atmospheric pressure exerted on earth is due to ________
    A)Revolution of earth
    B)Gravitational pull of the earth
    C)Rotation of earth
    D)Uneven heating of earth
    Answer: Gravitational pull of the earth
  • Q. Which of the following is not an island?
    A)Ireland
    B)Cuba
    C)Greenland
    D)Sweden
    Answer: Sweden
  • Q. The term ‘meteor’ is applied to an interplanetary body ________
    A)After it enters the earth's atmosphere and lands on the surface of the earth without exploding in mid-air
    B)After it enters the atmosphere of the earth
    C)After it enters the earth's atmosphere and explodes in mid air as a ball of fire
    D)Before it enters the earth's atmosphere
    Answer: After it enters the earth's atmosphere and explodes in mid air as a ball of fire
  • Q. The Great Barrier Reef is ________
    A)Salt hills of Afghanistan
    B)Conglomeration of corals in Australian waters
    C)Mountains range in Utah, U.S.A.
    D)Sub-Oceanic mountain in South China Sea
    Answer: Conglomeration of corals in Australian waters
  • Q. The continent through which the Equator, Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn pass, is
    A)Africa
    B)Asia
    C)South America
    D)Australia
    Answer: Africa
  • Q. Peshawar is nearer to which of the following?
    A)Namika La Pass
    B)Karakoram Pass
    C)Zojila Pass
    D)Khybar Pass
    Answer: Khybar Pass
  • Q. A river erodes by
    A)Attrition
    B)Hydraulic action
    C)Corrosion
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given tiger reserves of India from north to south?
    A)Indravati - Kanha - Dudwa - Bandipur
    B)Dudwa - Kanha - Indravati - Bandipur
    C)Kanha - Bandipur - Dudwa - Indravati
    D)Dudwa - Kanha - Bandipur - Indravati
    Answer: Dudwa - Kanha - Indravati - Bandipur
  • Q. The place to receive annual rainfall below 50cm is
    A)Coromandal Coast
    B)Meghalaya
    C)Leh in Kashmir
    D)Konkan Coast
    Answer: Leh in Kashmir
  • Q. Water vapour beyond the dew point results in ________
    A)Condensation
    B)Precipitation
    C)Hailstorm
    D)Formation of ice
    Answer: Condensation
  • Q. Summer rains in Australia broadly decreases from
    A)North to south
    B)East to west
    C)West to east
    D)South to north
    Answer: North to south
  • Q. Which of the following was India’s first mobile offshore drilling platform?
    A)Sagar Samrat
    B)Sagar Kanya
    C)Sagar Mata
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Sagar Samrat
  • Q. The Mangrove forests of Ganga delta are known as
    A)Tropical forest
    B)Monsoon forest
    C)Sundarban
    D)Swamp forest
    Answer: Sundarban
  • Q. Which of the following celestial bodies bear, ‘The Sea of Tranquility’ and ‘The Ocean of Storms’ ?
    A)Moon
    B)Mars
    C)Venus
    D)Sun
    Answer: Moon
  • Q. Wind erosion is common in
    A)Areas where there is thick vegetation
    B)Desert
    C)Cold areas
    D)Areas of heavy rainfall
    Answer: Desert

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